Raptors live forever , the rest come and go !!!!

I really like the Microbeast - compact, easy to setup and tune to your liking, tracks rock-solid and the tail holds very well indeed (certainly as well as, if not better than the Spartan DS760 it replaced). So impressed I bought another one for the TRex 500 I am building...

the Raptor is still the bird I recommend to someone starting out with limited funds. I just started back after a 16 year hiatus and took my son's Raptor 50 after he graduated to a Synergy N5. I am very happy with it. It flies well is cheap and easy to fix. I have even picked up FREE parts in the packages at the Orlando fun fly! If you have the money to burn I would choose the N5 over the T-Rex as it is more robust and parts are readily available in most locations. The Hirobo is a great heli but parts are expensive and hard to get. that leaves the new birds I have seen and most need quite a bit of work before they are air worthy. I do not think for a starter heli you can beat the Raptor. I bought my son's 2 years ago for $250 NIB. This was the Titan With a TT Metal head thrown in for good measure. Still Loving It!

Causality is the Root of all Life!

NO i have a align and raptor and between me and you i fly my raptor a lot more. people may rag on my machine all day long but know what i never have to wrench on my raptor i just fly all day long can't say that for my align

Great machine on the Durable side comes in 2nd,1ST place would be Hirobo

TT all the way,have a 30v2 that I bought used from swoop! This heli has got a bunch of flights on it.Put os 37 in her with a MP2Q pipe,and a 601 gyro. Has never failed yet. Have a titan,50 also bought used! This heli was bought crashed,put new parts on air frame,then added os 50 hyper with MP5,770 gyro with 9254,9252s every wher else! Flys like a champ! hirbo 30 was junk,bad clutch problem. Love those Raptors

Common sense isn't so common. Yes, there are stupid questions

Compared to other brand helis I was trying to run often, the Raptors have required much less attention. I was trying to make Audacity Pantera a workhorse practice machine (had 3 or 4 of them) but it was a pain in the butt. Giant but poor quality bearings, junk swashplates, exploding tail grips, etc. The Raptors just go and go. 30,50,60 and 90. I have them all and they serve me very well. The TT on the 60/90 does require some attention to detail when building and then you need to keep an eye on the gears. None of them seem to be worth a darn when they impact the ground.

Had a Pantera kit,very strong Robust build all was well until i looked at the manual,it was all in another language it put me clean off,Was mentioned Hirobo was Junk,Hirobo being Japenese,you should think again.